Delve into the tragic final hours of Herculaneum, the wealthy Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Once thought to have escaped, over 300 victims were found centuries later, waiting for a rescue that never came. Discover how this extraordinary archaeological find sheds new light on ancient Roman life and the catastrophic event that sealed their fate.

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Music

Intro: Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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